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collation

col·la·tion

collation

 
pronunciation:
ko leI shn
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act or process of collating.
definition 2: a small meal, esp. one allowed on days of fasting in certain Christian denominations.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)collation alphabetical, appetizing, manual, nightly, partial, retroactive, statistical
verb + (n.)collation clang, harvest, mismatch
noun + (n.)collation Help accumulation, ballet, billing, deletion, dissemination, goblet, pruning, result, satyr, scoring, sideboard, validation
Word Parts  About this feature
The word collation contains the following part:
fer, lat2, -late Latin root that means carry, bring
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See also -iferous and -fic